The Church of Catholic Action

The Faithful ◽  
2009 ◽  
pp. 145-198
Keyword(s):  
2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-176
Author(s):  
Mária Csatlós

With the available archival resources and through exploring the life, work and political actions of Endre Ágotha, the dean and parish priest of Nyárádselye I trace the unfolding and failing of the schismatic catholic peace movement legitimated in Marosvásárhely in the period 1950-1956. The state backed “Catholic Action” did not succeed in severing the Catholic Church in Romania from Rome by settling the “pending cases” between the church and the state and only a small portion of the clergy joined the movement, yet it has made significant moral damages by dividing the believers and the clergy. The Holy See condemned the movement and it’s key figure Endre Ágotha has brought upon himself the harshest punishment of the Catholic Church: excommunicates vitandus. He received absolution only on his deathbed.


2021 ◽  
pp. 27-52
Author(s):  
Joseph P. Chinnici

When public identity focuses on the convergence between Catholicism and the American way of life, markers of Catholic identity migrate to unique religious practices: popular devotions, sacramental attendance, obedience to disciplinary laws. Episcopal statements and the reflections of clerical and lay leaders note the growing split between religion and daily life. “Secularism” within the Church is identified in the analysis of John Courtney Murray, the Grail Movement, and in the pages of Catholic Action. In response to this “schizoid culture,” significant leaders network with affinity movements throughout the world. International congresses of the laity set the stage for the Council. Movements of Specialized Catholic Action join with the mainstreaming of scripture reading, catechetical reform, participative political processes, and the liturgical movement to foster a reconfiguration of clergy-lay relations. The bishops themselves begin to sponsor both liturgical change and Specialized Catholic Action even before the Council begins.


2012 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 758-784
Author(s):  
JOHN POLLARD

During his pontificate, Pius xi (1922–39) vigorously promoted the ‘export’ of the Italian model of Catholic Action to the rest of the Church as the organisational blueprint for Catholic lay activism, particularly in the battle against atheistic Communism. He was assisted by Mgr, later Cardinal, Giuseppe Pizzardo, the head of Italian Catholic Action. The successes and failures of this campaign are tracked through documents available since the opening of the files of the apostolic nunciatures and delegations and the Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs section of the Secretariat of State for Pius xi's pontificate in the Vatican Archives.


2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Agostinho Nogueira Baptista

RESUMO: A Teologia da Libertação – TdL nasceu num contexto de opressão, buscando ser voz profética e produzindo ação transformadora, como resposta à indignação ética diante da opressão de milhões de latino-americanos. A TdL, a partir da renovação presente na Ação Católica Especializada e seus militantes (1950-1960), alimentada pelo Concílio Vaticano II (1962-1965) e a corajosa mudança iniciada por Medellín (1968), enfrentou o desafio de ser uma teologia “fonte”, recuperando a memória dos pais da Igreja, colhendo os frutos da renovação conduzida pela Nouvelle Théologie (1935-1960), e deixando de ser uma teologia “reflexo” (VAZ). Ganhou o mundo, com os novos sujeitos e os desafios da diversidade. E o espírito que esteve sempre presente na TdL foi e continua a ser de uma teologia que luta contra toda forma de opressão, de colonialismo, inclusive da própria teologia, vigilante sobre a libertação dela própria, como alertava Juan Luis Segundo (1978). Refletida já há algumas décadas, está cada vez mais em pauta a teoria decolonial. O que ela significa, qual sua genealogia e suas ideias? E que visão crítica ela traz para a reflexão teológica? Emergem também hoje as Teologias pós-coloniais. Que críticas elas fazem à TdL? Este artigo, a partir de pesquisa bibliográfica, objetiva refletir sobre o pensamento decolonial, sobre esse pensamento e a TdL, as críticas da Teologia Pós-colonial à TdL, as reações, implicações e perspectivas teológicas dessas concepções para a teologia latino-americana.ABSTRACT: Liberation Theology – LT was born in a context of oppression, with the goal of being a prophetic voice and producing transformative actions, as a response to the ethical indignation caused by the oppression of millions of Latin Americans. The LT, from the renovation present in the Specialized Catholic Action and its members (1950-1960), fed by the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) and the brave change initiated by Medellín (1968), faced the challenge of being a “source” theology, recovering the memory of the fathers of the Church, reaping the fruits of the renewal brought on by the Nouvelle Théologie (1935-1960), and ceasing to be a theology of “reflection” (VAZ). It gained the world, with new subjects and the challenges of diversity. And the spirit that has always been present in the LT was and always will be one of a theology that fights against all forms of oppression, of colonialism, including the one from theology itself, always watching its own liberation, as was warned by Juan Luis Segundo (1978). Having been thought of for a few decades already, the decolonial theory is currently more studied than ever. In this regard, the following questions arise: What does it mean? What their genealogies and ideas are about? What sort of criticism does it pose to theological reflection? Currently Postcolonial Theologies emerge. What criticism do they pose to Liberation Theology? From bibliographic research, this article aims to reflect on the decolonial thought, on the relationship between that thought and liberation theology, on the criticism of Postcolonial Theology to liberation theology, as well as the reactions, implications and theological perspectives of these concepts to the Latin American theology.


2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 491
Author(s):  
Paulo Agostinho Nogueira Baptista

RESUMO: A Teologia da Libertação – TdL nasceu num contexto de opressão, buscando ser voz profética e produzindo ação transformadora, como resposta à indignação ética diante da opressão de milhões de latino-americanos. A TdL, a partir da renovação presente na Ação Católica Especializada e seus militantes (1950-1960), alimentada pelo Concílio Vaticano II (1962-1965) e a corajosa mudança iniciada por Medellín (1968), enfrentou o desafio de ser uma teologia “fonte”, recuperando a memória dos pais da Igreja, colhendo os frutos da renovação conduzida pela Nouvelle Théologie (1935-1960), e deixando de ser uma teologia “reflexo” (VAZ). Ganhou o mundo, com os novos sujeitos e os desafios da diversidade. E o espírito que esteve sempre presente na TdL foi e continua a ser de uma teologia que luta contra toda forma de opressão, de colonialismo, inclusive da própria teologia, vigilante sobre a libertação dela própria, como alertava Juan Luis Segundo (1978). Refletida já há algumas décadas, está cada vez mais em pauta a teoria decolonial. O que ela significa, qual sua genealogia e suas ideias? E que visão crítica ela traz para a reflexão teológica? Emergem também hoje as Teologias pós-coloniais. Que críticas elas fazem à TdL? Este artigo, a partir de pesquisa bibliográfica, objetiva refletir sobre o pensamento decolonial, sobre esse pensamento e a TdL, as críticas da Teologia Pós-colonial à TdL, as reações, implicações e perspectivas teológicas dessas concepções para a teologia latino-americana.ABSTRACT: Liberation Theology – LT was born in a context of oppression, with the goal of being a prophetic voice and producing transformative actions, as a response to the ethical indignation caused by the oppression of millions of Latin Americans. The LT, from the renovation present in the Specialized Catholic Action and its members (1950-1960), fed by the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) and the brave change initiated by Medellín (1968), faced the challenge of being a “source” theology, recovering the memory of the fathers of the Church, reaping the fruits of the renewal brought on by the Nouvelle Théologie (1935-1960), and ceasing to be a theology of “reflection” (VAZ). It gained the world, with new subjects and the challenges of diversity. And the spirit that has always been present in the LT was and always will be one of a theology that fights against all forms of oppression, of colonialism, including the one from theology itself, always watching its own liberation, as was warned by Juan Luis Segundo (1978). Having been thought of for a few decades already, the decolonial theory is currently more studied than ever. In this regard, the following questions arise: What does it mean? What their genealogies and ideas are about? What sort of criticism does it pose to theological reflection? Currently Postcolonial Theologies emerge. What criticism do they pose to Liberation Theology? From bibliographic research, this article aims to reflect on the decolonial thought, on the relationship between that thought and liberation theology, on the criticism of Postcolonial Theology to liberation theology, as well as the reactions, implications and theological perspectives of these concepts to the Latin American theology.


2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (279) ◽  
pp. 602
Author(s):  
Sávio Carlos Desan Scopinho

Este artigo estuda a presença do laicato no catolicismo latino-americano, desde o início da colonização (1498) até a primeira metade do século XX. Nesse período, a Igreja Católica se estruturou de forma hierárquica, fazendo do leigo um “auxiliar do clero”, como declarou a I Conferência do Episcopado latino-americano (Rio de Janeiro – 1955). Portanto, o objetivo deste artigo é demonstrar que o leigo teve uma pseudo-autonomia no período colonial e foi colaborador da hierarquia, por meio da Ação Católica geral e especializada, no período de formação dos estados nacionais. Essa visão histórica contribui para entender as conclusões das Conferências Episcopais latino-americanas de Medellín (1968), Puebla (1979), Santo Domingo (1992) e Aparecida (2007), a respeito do papel do laicato na Igreja e na sociedade.Abstract: This article studies the presence of the laity in the Latin American Catholicism, from the beginning of colonization (1948) to the first half of the XX century. In this period, the Catholic Church has been structured in a hierarchic form, making the laity a “clergy auxiliary”, as stated by the First Latin American Episcopal Conference (Rio de Janeiro – 1955). Therefore, the objective of this article is to demonstrate that the laity had pseudo-autonomy in the colonial period and also, was a collaborator of hierarchy, through the General and Specialized Catholic Action, in the period of formation of the national states. This historical view helps to understand the conclusions of the Latin American Episcopal Conferences in Medellín (1968), Puebla (1979), Santo Domingo (1992) e Aparecida (2007), regarding the role of laity inside the Church and the society.


2003 ◽  
Vol 29 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 269-299
Author(s):  
Janna C. Merrick

Main Street in Sarasota, Florida. A high-tech medical arts building rises from the east end, the county's historic three-story courthouse is two blocks to the west and sandwiched in between is the First Church of Christ, Scientist. A verse inscribed on the wall behind the pulpit of the church reads: “Divine Love Always Has Met and Always Will Meet Every Human Need.” This is the church where William and Christine Hermanson worshipped. It is just a few steps away from the courthouse where they were convicted of child abuse and third-degree murder for failing to provide conventional medical care for their seven-year-old daughter.This Article is about the intersection of “divine love” and “the best interests of the child.” It is about a pluralistic society where the dominant culture reveres medical science, but where a religious minority shuns and perhaps fears that same medical science. It is also about the struggle among different religious interests to define the legal rights of the citizenry.


2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (01) ◽  
pp. 76-101
Author(s):  
PETER M. SANCHEZ

AbstractThis paper examines the actions of one Salvadorean priest – Padre David Rodríguez – in one parish – Tecoluca – to underscore the importance of religious leadership in the rise of El Salvador's contentious political movement that began in the early 1970s, when the guerrilla organisations were only just beginning to develop. Catholic leaders became engaged in promoting contentious politics, however, only after the Church had experienced an ideological conversion, commonly referred to as liberation theology. A focus on one priest, in one parish, allows for generalisation, since scores of priests, nuns and lay workers in El Salvador followed the same injustice frame and tactics that generated extensive political mobilisation throughout the country. While structural conditions, collective action and resource mobilisation are undoubtedly necessary, the case of religious leaders in El Salvador suggests that ideas and leadership are of vital importance for the rise of contentious politics at a particular historical moment.


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